According to the SportsLine Inside the Lines team's projection model, the outcome of Sunday's Bears vs. Packers matchup could play a major role in who wins the division title

Nate Tice & Charles McDonald join forces to preview Week 14 of NFL action, featuring huge playoff implications.

The Buffalo Bills scored 26 straight points and ran over the Pittsburgh Steelers, 26-7. It dropped Pittsburgh, which had climbed into the AFC North lead after the Baltimore Ravens lost on Thanksgiving, out of the top spot in the division and into the No. 9 seed.

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Trying to parse through all of these challengers is an immense chore, one that seemingly gets more convoluted each week. As such, we're breaking down the 20 teams in the playoff race into tiers of trustworthiness as the season hits the stretch run.

Maintain their two-game lead in the loss column over the Bills in theAFC East. The Broncos (10-2) needed overtime to beat the Commanders on Sunday night. Should they finish with the same record, Denver currently holds the common opponent tie-breaker over the Patriots because they beat the Raiders.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had a massive division lead at 6-2 before their bye week, but now, they sit at just 6-5 with the divison-rival Carolina Panthers breath

The Texans, Chargers, Jaguars, Steelers, Bills and Colts all face potentials shift of more than 20 percent in their playoff odds Sunday.